It may come as a surprise to learn that evolutionists have a great deal of work to do to put their house in order. Although the title of Kevin Padian’s article refers to common misrepresentation of evolution in textbooks and the media, the abstract makes it clear that many of the problems are “confusingly discussed in the scientific literature” (meaning that professional evolutionists are also at fault). Nevertheless, textbooks are Padian’s main target, and we agree with his thesis that changes are long overdue. Nevertheless, the details of the proposed changes need to be considered critically. We cannot discuss in this blog all the issues raised by Padian, but we shall look at some in each of the three sections in his article.
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